Automobile air ventilation



June `l5, 1937. F. A. SMITH AUTOMOBILE AIR VENTILATION Original FiledNov. 20, 1933 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Km I I Il .i

June i F. A. SMITH VAUTOMOBILE AIR VENTILATION Original Filed Nov. 20,1933- 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 15, 1937.

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June-15, 1937. F. A. SMITH AUTOMOBILE AIR VENTILATION 4 sheets-sheet 4Original Filed Nov. 20, 1933 T7 VEL-7 Patented June 15, i937 UNE'ED?S'EATES naar earner cerise AUTDMOBILE AIR VENTILATION Frederick A.Smith, North Chicago, Ill., assigner, by mesne assignments, to HoudeEngineering Corporation, Buffalo, N. Y., a corporation of New YorkApplication November 20, 1933, Serial No. 698,798 Renewed September 23,1935 15 Claims.

vision of an air deilector support constructed integrally with thereveal bounding the window opening, and in such a manner that the metalof the door which would normally be punched out and wasted at the dooropening is utilized in the formation of the deector support.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improvedventilator for vehicles which is constructed to stream line with thevehicle body to minimize windage.

A further object is the provision of a metal reveal for a windowopening, having permanently fixed thereto adjacent its outer edge, acanopy shaped shield for the window opening which also forms a supportfor the air defiector.

A still further object is to provide a support for a pivoted deflector,which support is an integral part of the reveal bounding the windowopening.

Other objects and advantages of this invention Will become apparent tothose skilled in the art,

from the follo-wing detailed description with reference to theaccompanying drawings.

On the drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of an automobiledoor incorporating my invention.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line II-II of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical section taken on the line III-III ofFigure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical section taken on the line IV-IV ofFigure 1.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical section taken on the line V-V ofFigure 1.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary vertical section taken on the line VI-VI ofFigure 1.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary horizontal section taken on the line VII- VIIof Figure 1.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary horizontal section taken on the line VIII-VIIIof Figure 1.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary vertical section similar to Figure 3, butillustrating a modification of this invention.

Figure 10 is a fragmentary vertical section similar to Figure 5, butillustrating the modification of the invention disclosed in Figures 9'and l1.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary horizontal section similar to Figure 7, butalso illustrating a modication of the invention.

Figure 12 is an elevational viewlof a window frame illustrating a modiedform of this invention.

Figure 13 is a fragmentarylvertical Section.'

taken on the line XLII-XIII of Figure 12.

Figure 14 is a fragmentary vertical`.section taken on the line XIV-XIVof Figure 12, also, illustrating a fragment of the lower portion of thedoor associated therewith.

Figure 15 is a fragmentary horizontal section taken on the'line XV-XV ofFigure 12.

Figure 16 is a fragmental sectional view, similar to Figure 2, showing apivoted delector.

Figure 17 is an enlarged fragmental `sectional View taken in the planeindicated by the line XVII-XVII of Figure 16. v

Figure 18 is an enlarged fragmental sectional View taken in the planeindicated by the line XVIII-XVIII of Figure 16.

Figure 19 is an enlarged fragmental sectional View taken in the planeindicated by the line XIX-XIX of Figure 16.

As shown on the drawings: Y

The vehicle door illustrated in the drawings is designated by thenumeral 5 and comprises a bottom portion 6 and a top portion 1. Theportion 6 :forms the door proper and the portion 'l forms a window framehaving therein a window opening which is normally closed by a closure 8of plate glass. The window frame comprises a metal frame member 9 havingan inner flange H defining the window opening and an outer portion l2defining the edge of the door at the top and sides of the window. Theframe member 9 is provided with an outwardly extending flange I3 towhich may be secured the reveal element M, having a reversely extendingflange l5 engaging over the flange I3 for locking the reveal inposition. The inner edge of the reveal Eli is preferably formed into anangle member H5, the upper flange i7 of which is preferably secured tothe portion i I of the window frame for providing a seat for the closureelement 8. This description has particular reference to Figure 4, butalso applies to Figure 3, with the exception that in Figure 3 the inneredge of the reveal li extends outwardly substantially horizontally asindicated at I8 and downwardly at i9 to provide a support for the airdeector 2| In this form of the invention, it is necessary to provide anadditional sheet metal member 22 including a flange 23 cooperating withthe fiange I9 to provide a channel for the reception of the air deector2| and an angle portion 24 includlng a flange 25 secured to the portionI| of the frame element 9 to provide a seat for the window closure 8.

As will be seen from an inspection of Figures 5 and 6, the reveal I4 isformed of and is an integral part of the sheet metal 25 forming theouter surface of the lower part of the door. A comparison of Figures 5and 6 illustrates the variations which are necessary to be made from thenormal form of the reveal as taken on the lines V-V and VI-VI of Figure1, to provide the support for the air deflector as illustrated inFigure5. In Figure '1 it will be seen that the reveal at the inner edge isturned outwardly from the window opening as in Figures 3 and 5, formingthe supporting flange I9 and the member 22 extends to the frame 9, beingdisposed as indicated at 21 to be interposed between the frame member 9and the reinforcing door post 28. In Figure 8, the reveal I4 is turnedlinwardly forming a flange IB which extends entirely to the frame 9,this being the construction on the side of the window opposite the airdeflector, as indicated by the lines on Figure 1, on which the Figures'1 and 8 are respectively taken.

In Figures 9, 10 and 11, illustrating a modified form of this invention,the air deflector support is designed to extend to the outer edge of thereveal, to better protect the window opening, and comprises a separatesheet metal element 3| engaging over the edge of the reveal at the topand forward edge of the door where the member 3| is formed into aninverted U-shaped channel 32 for receiving the ilange I3 of the frame 9,and the marginal edge of the reveal I4. At the lower edge of the windowframe, the air deflector support includes the outwardly extending flangeI9 of the door metal 26, as in Figure 5. In this construction, aseparate element 33 forms the reveal across the lower edge of the windowopening and includes a downwardly extending ange 34 forming a guide forthe closure element. In this modification a separate angle member 35 isprovided which cooperates with the member 3| and at the bottom of thedoor with the flanges I8 and I9 to form a channel for the reception ofthe air deflector 2|.

In the modification of my invention illustrated in Figures 12 ,to 15,inclusive, the outer surface of the window frame including the reveal 35and the air deflector support 31, preferably consists of a singlecasting extending entirely around the Window opening, although, ifdesired, it may eX- tend only as far as the rearward edge of the airdeflector, the remainder of the reveal being directly formed from themetal of the door. In this form of my invention, as in the formillustrated in Figures 9, 10 and 11, the supporting element for the airdeflector comprises a canopy which at the top of the door extends fromthe upper edge of the reveal. Likewise, at the bottom of the windowopening, the portion of the support which fastens beneath the airdeector, as 'illustrated at 39, extends substantially horlzontally fromthe lower edge of the reveal. This construction provides protection forthe window opening from top to bottom, preventing undesirable currentsof air blowing through the window opening when the closure element 8 isopen a small distance from the top. The supporting edge of the member 31is provided with parallel flanges 4| and 42 forming a channel for thereception of the air defiector 2|. The member 31 has its outer marginalportion secured to the flange I3 of the frame member 9 by a series ofscrews 43, and the inner edge of the reveal portion 36 is preferablysecured along the upper edge of the window opening by suitable rivets45. The lower edge of the casting 31 is provided with a ange 46 which issecured to the metal 26 of the door by suitable rivets 41. Along theforward edge of the window opening, a separate metal plate 48 having aflange 49 is secured to the frame member 9 and provides an abutment forthe inwardly extending flange 52 on the casting 31 and for a similarinwardly extending flange 53 which is rigidly secured thereto by aseries of screws 54.

In the forms of this invention illustrated in Figures 1 to 10,inclusive, the various sheet metal parts are preferably spot weldedtogether at their points of contact, making a permanent rigid connectionwithout the necessity of employing screws and rivets.

The modification of the invention illustrated in Figures 16 to 19,inclusive, has to do with a pivoted deflector or wing which is adaptedto deiiect wind from a window in one position and which, when in anotherposition, is adapted to cause air to be deflected into the windowopening.

The window frame 9 is provided with the outwardly extending flange I3 towhich the reveal element I4 is secured, in the manner heretoforedescribed.

In this modification, the deflector plate 2| ls arranged to pivot aboutthe pins 55 and 56. The upper pin 55 is carried in an outwardlyextending portion of the reveal I4, which portion is reinforced byflange members 58 and which ange portions 58 are so fashioned as toprovide a seat for the closure member 8.

The lower pivot pin 55 is preferably threaded into a boss 59 which issecurely fastened to a portion of the flange 51 of the reveal adjacentthe lower margin of the door opening. This portion of the reveal isreinforced by a ange member 60, having a part 6| which is so constructedas to serve as a guide for the closure member 8. portion 51 of thereveal are bent over the extremities of the flanges 58 and 60 so as tomake a finished margin.

The deiiector member 2| is carried in a frame structure designatedgenerally as A, which structure is provided with a suitable recess 62having a seat for the deflector member 2|. Integrally formed with theframe A are top and bottom lugs 63 and 64 cooperating with the pivotpins 55 and 56, to hinge the frame A on said pivot pins. The parts areso constructed that normally the defiector plate 2| lies in the inclinedposition illustrated in Figure 16; that is, in a position to deect windaway from the window opening normally closed by the closure member 8.

Where it is desired to admit air into the interior of the vehiclethrough the window opening, the deilector plate 2| may then be swungabout its pivot pins 55 and 55 to swing the left hand end of thedeflector plate, as illustrated in Figure 16, outwardly. It will beobserved that by this modification, the deflectcr plate 2| is pivotallysupported in the window opening or adjacent the window opening by thereveal, which is formed The outward margins of the flange aosasm asanintegral part of the material of which the door is constructed.

t will be observed that a portion of the reveal forwardly of the pivotpins 55 and 56 is inturned to allow outward swinging movement of thedeflector panel 2| when it is moved in the manner just described. Theportion o f the reveal on the other side of the pivot pins; that is, atthe right, as viewed in Figure 16, is provided with upstanding ledge 35adjacent the bottom of the deflector frame A and a depending ledge t5aadjacent the upper margin of the deilector frame A. In like manner, thereveal provides an upstanding ledge 65 adjacent the inner surface of thelower portion ofthe frame A, forwardly of the pivotl pins, and a likedepending ledge 6'! for the upper portion of the frame. Provision of theledges 64, (55, 66 and 67 prevents admission of rain, snow or the likewhen the deflector plate is closed; that is, in the position shown byfull lines in Figure 16.

It will be observed that all of the illustrated modifications of thepresent invention utilize the metal of which the door is constructed asforming the reveal for supporting the deflector plate, be the deflectorfixed or pivotal. In this manner, the metal which is ordinarily wastedis utilized, thus reducing the cost of manufacture and at the same timeproviding a finished appearance of the completed structure.

The invention has been described herein more or less precisely as todetails, yet it is to be understood that the invention is not to belimited thereby, as changes may be made in the arrangement andproportion of parts, and equivalents may be substituted, withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

l. In a device of the class described, a metal reveal for a windowopening, said reveal includan inner marginal flange reversely disposedabout a portion of the window opening to provide a seat for a closureelement, said ilange about another portion of the window opening beingdisposed outwardly from the window and having a vertically disposedflange thereon providing a seat for an air deflector.

2. In a device of the class described, a metal reveal for a windowopening, said reveal including an inner marginal ange reversely disposedabout a portion of the window opening to provide a seat for a closureelement, and an outwardly extending flange forming a shield for thewin'dow opening and including edge ilanges providing a seat for an airdeflector.

3. In a device of the class described, a metal reveal for a Windowopening, said reveal including an inner marginal flange reverselydisposed about a portion of the window opening to provide a seat for aclosure element, and an outwardly extending flange formed integrallywith the outer edge of the reveal and extending outwardly and at anangle to the Window opening adapted to provide a shield and support foran air deflector.

fl. In a ventilator of the class described, an air dellector, a metalreveal for a window opening, supporting means for the air deflector,comprisan integral extension on one edge of the reveal and an anglemember associated therewith for providing a channel for the reception ofthe deiiector.

5. In a ventilator of the class described, an air deflector, a metalreveal for a window opening, supporting means for the air deector,comprising an integral extension on one edge of the fev'eal and an anglemember associated therewith for providing a channel for the reception ofthe deflector, one edge of said angle member providing a seat vfor awindow closure.

6. In a device of the class described,` 'a metal reveal for a windowopening, vsaid reveal including an inner marginal flange reverselydisposed about a portion of the window opening to pro- Vide a seat for aclosure element, and an outwardly extending ange formed integrally withthe outer edge of the revealand extending outwardly and at an angle tothe window opening adapted to provide a shield and support for an airdeec'tor, said reveal and said ange thereon being incorporated in asingle stamping completely surrounding the window opening.

7. In a ventilator for an automobile including a Window frame having awindow opening, a sheet metal reveal surrounding the window opening, anair deector for the opening, said reveal comu prising a flange on theouter edge thereof engaging over and secured to a portion o`f the frame,and a flange on the inner edge forming an angle and disposed to providea seat partially around the window opening and spaced therefrom forminga support for the air deector, and means secured to said support andcooperating therewith to embrace the edge of the deflector, andincluding an inwardly extending angle portion secured to the frame andproviding a seat for a window closure.

8. In combination with an automobile door including a window frameformed integral with the door and having a window opening, a closureelement for closing the window opening, a reveal formed of sheet metalof the door and extending entirely around the window opening, saidreveal including a reversely extending marginal portion fitted over andsecured to the window frame and another marginal portion extendingoutwardly from the window frame and providing a support for an airdeflector, and a sheet metal member secured to the inner side of thesupport portion of the reveal and to the window frame to provide a seatfor the window closure. I 9. A sheet metal reveal for a window openingincluding a support comprising an integral marginal portion extendingoutwardly from and around the front end of the window opening at theinner edge of the reveal and providing a shield and support for an airdeflector.

10. In a ventilator of the class described, an air deflector, a metalreveal for a window opening, .supporting means for the air deflectorcomprising an integral extension forming a shield on the outer forwardedge of the reveal and including a channel-shaped edge portion forembracing the edge of the deflector. i 1l. In a ventilator for anautomobile includmg a Window frame having a window opening, a sheetmetal reveal surrounding the window opening, an air deflector for theopening, said reveal comprising aflange on the outer forward edgethereof engaging over and secured to a portion of the frame, and aflange on the inner edge forming an angle and disposed to provide a seatpartially around the window opening and spaced therefrom forming asupport for the air deector.

l2. In a ventilator for an automobile including a window frame having awindow opening, a sheet metal reveal surrounding the window opening, anair deflector for the opening, said reveal Oli comprising a ange on theouter forward edge thereof engaging over and secured to a portion of theframe, and a flange on the inner edge forming an angle and disposed toprovide a seal partially around the window opening and spaced therefromforming a support for the air deflector, and means secured to saidsupport and cooperating therewith to embrace the edge of the deflecto-r.

13. In combination with an automobile door including a window frameformed integral with the door and having a window opening, a closureelement for closing the window opening, a reveal formed of sheet metalof the door and extending entirely around the window opening, saidreveal including a marginal flange extending outwardly parallel with thesurface of the door` and along the forward end of said opening, an airdeector for the window opening and a support therefor rigidly xed tosaid marginal flange and to the window frame` 14. In combination with anautomobile door including a window frame formed integral with the doorand having a window opening, a closure element for closing the windowopening, a

reveal formed of sheet metal of the door and extending entirely aroundthe window opening, said reveal including a marginal flange extendingoutwardly parallel with the surface of the door and along the forwardedge of said opening, an air deector for the window opening and asupport therefor rigidly xed to said marginal ange and to the windowframe, said support concealing the forward portion of said reveal andproviding a shield for the window.

15. In combination with an automobile door including a window frameformed integral with the door and having a window opening, a closureelement for closing the window opening, a. reveal formed of sheet metalof the door and extending entirely around the window opening, saidreveal including a reversely extending marginal portion fitted over andsecured to the window frame and another marginal portion extendingoutwardly from the window frame and providing a support for an airdeflector at the forward end of said opening.

FREDERICK A. SMITH.

